| Factbox: Patchwork of U.S. regulations governs firearms Dec 21st 2012, 06:06 (Reuters) - The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says Americans have the right to bear arms, but the sale, possession, transportation and use of weapons are covered by a host of local, state and federal regulations. Gun laws have come under scrutiny after 26 people were killed in a shooting rampage at a Connecticut school on Friday. The suspected shooter, Adam Lanza, is believed to have stolen the guns from his mother. Some U.S. politicians, including President Barack Obama, have called for tightening U.S. gun laws, including a ban on so-called assault weapons. ... |  | "Smart guns" show promise, but not readily available on U.S. market Dec 21st 2012, 06:06 (Reuters) - When Irish gun entrepreneur Robert McNamara learned of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, his immediate reaction, like that of most people, was one of horror, shock and sadness. But there was something else, too. "I was literally pulling my hair out," McNamara said. "I thought, we have a technology that could have helped prevent that massacre." That technology places a radio chip in a gun handle and a corresponding chip on a ring or bracelet or even implanted in an authorized shooter's hand, McNamara said. ... | |
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